Non-Fermi liquids as ersatz Fermi liquids: general constraints on compressible metals
A system with charge conservation and lattice translation symmetry has a well-defined filling
ν, which is a real number representing the average charge per unit cell. We show that if ν is …
ν, which is a real number representing the average charge per unit cell. We show that if ν is …
Splitting of the Girvin-Macdonald-Platzman density wave and the nature of chiral gravitons in the fractional quantum Hall effect
A fundamental manifestation of the nontrivial correlations of an incompressible fractional
quantum Hall (FQH) state is that an electron added to it disintegrates into more elementary …
quantum Hall (FQH) state is that an electron added to it disintegrates into more elementary …
The half-filled Landau level: The case for Dirac composite fermions
In a two-dimensional electron gas under a strong magnetic field, correlations generate
emergent excitations distinct from electrons. It has been predicted that “composite fermions” …
emergent excitations distinct from electrons. It has been predicted that “composite fermions” …
Half-filled Landau level, topological insulator surfaces, and three-dimensional quantum spin liquids
We synthesize and partly review recent developments relating the physics of the half-filled
Landau level in two dimensions to correlated surface states of topological insulators in three …
Landau level in two dimensions to correlated surface states of topological insulators in three …
Particle-hole symmetry in the fermion-Chern-Simons and Dirac descriptions of a half-filled Landau level
It is well known that there is a particle-hole symmetry for spin-polarized electrons with two-
body interactions in a partially filled Landau level, which becomes exact in the limit where …
body interactions in a partially filled Landau level, which becomes exact in the limit where …
Nature of composite fermions and the role of particle-hole symmetry: A microscopic account
AC Balram, JK Jain - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
Motivated by the issue of particle-hole symmetry for the composite fermion Fermi sea at the
half-filled Landau level, Son has made an intriguing proposal [Phys. Rev. X 5, 031027 …
half-filled Landau level, Son has made an intriguing proposal [Phys. Rev. X 5, 031027 …
Theory of the disordered quantum thermal Hall state: Emergent symmetry and phase diagram
Fractional quantum Hall (FQH) system at Landau level filling fraction ν= 5/2 has long been
suggested to be non-Abelian, either Pfaffian (Pf) or antiPfaffian (APf) states by numerical …
suggested to be non-Abelian, either Pfaffian (Pf) or antiPfaffian (APf) states by numerical …
Fractional quantum Hall effect at
Motivated by two independent experiments revealing a resistance minimum at the Landau
level (LL) filling factor ν= 2+ 4/9, characteristic of the fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) …
level (LL) filling factor ν= 2+ 4/9, characteristic of the fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) …
A non-Abelian parton state for the fractional quantum Hall effect
A Coimbatore Balram - SciPost Physics, 2021 - scipost.org
Fascinating structures have arisen from the study of the fractional quantum Hall effect
(FQHE) at the even denominator fraction of $5/2$. We consider the FQHE at another even …
(FQHE) at the even denominator fraction of $5/2$. We consider the FQHE at another even …
Nature of the anomalous fractional quantum Hall effect in graphene
RK Dora, AC Balram - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Extensive fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE) has been observed in graphene-based
materials. Some of the observed fractions are anomalous in that FQHE has not been …
materials. Some of the observed fractions are anomalous in that FQHE has not been …